LXII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 
session, on the recommendation of the Council, grant to such member the privilege of retaining his 
title, and his name shall thenceforward be entercd on the lists as a retired member retaining title. 
On motion of Professor Johnson, seconded by Dr. Hunt, it was resolved to add the following 
clause to section 7 : 
Any member failing to attend three years in succession, without presenting a paper, or assigning 
reasons in writing satisfactory to the Society, shall be considered to have resigned. 
The eighth section, having been read, was amended on motion of Principal Grant, seconded by 
Dr. Hunt, by leaving out the words “of whom four shall represent each section of the Society.” 
The ninth section, haying been read, was amended on motion of Dr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. 
Kirby, by leaving out the words “ between the 15th and 31st May.” 
The tenth section, having been read, was amended on motion of Professor Cherriman, seconded 
by Principal Grant, by leaving out the words “ by vote of the section,” and substituting “a committee 
of the section,” instead of “ the committee of the section.” 
The eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth sections, having beeen read, were agreed to. 
The fourteenth section, having been read, was amended, on motion of Professor McGregor, 
seconded by Principal Grant, by leaving out the words ‘shall, when necessary, make or revise 
abstracts of papers, shall superintend the publication of the transactions.” 
The fifteenth section, having been read, was agreed to. 
The sixteenth section, haying been read, was amended, on motion of Dr. Wilson, seconded by 
Principal Grant, by leaving out the words “ haying reference to the objects of the Society or some of 
them,” as also the words in clause 3, on motion of Principal Grant, seconded by Mr. George Stewart, 
Jr., “or any of their departments.” 
On motion of Principal Dawson, seconded by Mr. Saunders, it was resolved to add the following 
clause to the sixteenth section : 
That the ordinary committee of the section shall be limited to three in number, and consist of the 
officers of the section or any members that the section may select to make up the number. 
The Rules, as amended, were then adopted as the present constitution of the Society, and are as 
follows: 
REGULATIONS OF THE RoyAL SocIEry OF CANADA. 
1.— Objects of the Society. 
The objects of the Society are as set forth in the preamble of the Act of incorporation as follows : 
first, to encourage studies and investigations in literature and science; secondly, to publish trans- 
actions annually or semi-annually, containing the minutes of proceedings at meetings, records of the 
work performed, original papers and memoirs of merit and such other documents as may be deemed 
worthy of publication; thirdly, to offer prizes or other inducements for valuable papers on sub- 
jects relating to Canada, and to aid researches already begun and carried so far as to render their 
ultimate value probable; fourthly, to assist in the collection of specimens with a view to the for- 
mation of a Canadian museum of archives, ethnology, archeology and natural history. 
2,— Name. 
By the gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen, the Society will bear the name of the 
Royal Society of Canada; and the members shall be entitled “Fellows of the Royal Society of 
Canada.” 
3.—Honorary President and Patron. 
His Excellency the Governor-General shall be the Honorary President and Patron of the Society, 
